"Shit" John said to himself as he woke up. It was 5:50, and he had to be at the airport by 6:15.
John walked into the bathroom of his hotel room and began brushing his teeth. He couldn't help thinking about Trish and the look on her face the night before at the club. He knew he had to tell her how he felt...but now it definitley would not be easy.
By 6:00, John was running down the stairs to the lobby. He literally threw his room keys at the woman at the front desk, then ran to his car. He had about 10 minutes to be at the airport and he wasn't going to have a good day if things continued this way.
Once he arrived at the airport he went directly to the terminal that his plane was at and got seated. He spotted Trish a few rows back reading a book and switched tickets with Jackie Gayda so that he could sit beside her. He sat down and tried to start up a conversation...
"Hey Trish!"
"Oh hey John..." Trish said, making it obvious that she was annoyed with him.
John bit his lip. This was going to be harder than he thought. "I saw you at the club last night, but when I went to look for you, the guys said you had already left...what happened babe?" John asked.
"Funny. I didn't see you...but I left pretty early to go over my script and to pack my stuff up." Trish answered.
"Oh alright..." John said.
John and Trish continued with the small talk for while. Trish couldn't stand to be sitting beside him and not have him...little did she know though, Stephanie McMahon was watching the pair very closely.
"John...I'll be back, just going to fix my makeup." Trish got up and walked to the bathroom. Stephanie waited until she was gone and plopped herself down next to John.
"So John...what's going on here?" Stephanie asked.
"Ummm, nothing-what do you mean?" he asked her.
"Well for one, I purposely put Jackie and Trish together because they were on RAW together not too long ago, and I wanted Trish to feel part of the Smackdown family...and I see you sitting there, and Jackie sitting next to Charlie Haas, which I did not arrange...so I figure there has to be something going on here...or you wish there was atleast." Stephanie stated.
John was shocked. "You're smarter than you let on, McMahon." he joked.
Steph hit his arm. "Just checking..." and she then returned to her seat.
A few moments later, Trish returned and John immediately dove into conversation with her.
"How are you liking Smackdown?" John asked her.
"Well it's my first week, John...so I can't really say. I miss RAW a lot, but there's nothing I can really do about it." she answered.
"I'm sorry to hear that...it must have been hard to leave all those people behind..." John said after realizing she missed her friends.
"You have no idea" Trish replied with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"But you HAVE gotten along with the people over here, right?"
"Well...actually, I've only really been talking to you, and you're awesome, and I think we're getting along pretty good...then there's Rob, and he's been like a big brother to me since we started working together...and Dawn, she's a sweetheart, she's really helping me out with getting to know everyone...and Jackie, Rico and Charlie--Jackie and Rico were on RAW so we get along pretty good. We talk about the good times we had over there, and they try to convince me that eventually I'll get used to the whole Smackdown thing.." Trish answered.
"That's good. And I agree-we ARE getting along pretty well...so when we land, why don't we get something to eat-as friends, of course." John offered.
Trish thought about it for a second...AS FRIENDS?!...well just spending time with him at all was good enough for her. "Sounds good!" Trish said smiling.
John walked into the bathroom of his hotel room and began brushing his teeth. He couldn't help thinking about Trish and the look on her face the night before at the club. He knew he had to tell her how he felt...but now it definitley would not be easy.
By 6:00, John was running down the stairs to the lobby. He literally threw his room keys at the woman at the front desk, then ran to his car. He had about 10 minutes to be at the airport and he wasn't going to have a good day if things continued this way.
Once he arrived at the airport he went directly to the terminal that his plane was at and got seated. He spotted Trish a few rows back reading a book and switched tickets with Jackie Gayda so that he could sit beside her. He sat down and tried to start up a conversation...
"Hey Trish!"
"Oh hey John..." Trish said, making it obvious that she was annoyed with him.
John bit his lip. This was going to be harder than he thought. "I saw you at the club last night, but when I went to look for you, the guys said you had already left...what happened babe?" John asked.
"Funny. I didn't see you...but I left pretty early to go over my script and to pack my stuff up." Trish answered.
"Oh alright..." John said.
John and Trish continued with the small talk for while. Trish couldn't stand to be sitting beside him and not have him...little did she know though, Stephanie McMahon was watching the pair very closely.
"John...I'll be back, just going to fix my makeup." Trish got up and walked to the bathroom. Stephanie waited until she was gone and plopped herself down next to John.
"So John...what's going on here?" Stephanie asked.
"Ummm, nothing-what do you mean?" he asked her.
"Well for one, I purposely put Jackie and Trish together because they were on RAW together not too long ago, and I wanted Trish to feel part of the Smackdown family...and I see you sitting there, and Jackie sitting next to Charlie Haas, which I did not arrange...so I figure there has to be something going on here...or you wish there was atleast." Stephanie stated.
John was shocked. "You're smarter than you let on, McMahon." he joked.
Steph hit his arm. "Just checking..." and she then returned to her seat.
A few moments later, Trish returned and John immediately dove into conversation with her.
"How are you liking Smackdown?" John asked her.
"Well it's my first week, John...so I can't really say. I miss RAW a lot, but there's nothing I can really do about it." she answered.
"I'm sorry to hear that...it must have been hard to leave all those people behind..." John said after realizing she missed her friends.
"You have no idea" Trish replied with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"But you HAVE gotten along with the people over here, right?"
"Well...actually, I've only really been talking to you, and you're awesome, and I think we're getting along pretty good...then there's Rob, and he's been like a big brother to me since we started working together...and Dawn, she's a sweetheart, she's really helping me out with getting to know everyone...and Jackie, Rico and Charlie--Jackie and Rico were on RAW so we get along pretty good. We talk about the good times we had over there, and they try to convince me that eventually I'll get used to the whole Smackdown thing.." Trish answered.
"That's good. And I agree-we ARE getting along pretty well...so when we land, why don't we get something to eat-as friends, of course." John offered.
Trish thought about it for a second...AS FRIENDS?!...well just spending time with him at all was good enough for her. "Sounds good!" Trish said smiling.